Toy bank



E. KAHN TOY BANK April 6, 194s.

Filed April 3.9-, 194,7V 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 JNVENTolm" Eva/PZ [fa/uz,

April 5, 1948' E. KAH 4 42,439,136

TOY BANK Filed April 19, 1947 2 SheebS-Sheet l INVENTOR.

,Earl ffaw Patented Apr. 6, 1948 UNITED STAT V 'roY BANK, i Earl Kahn, Chicago, Ill. Application April 19, 1947, Serial No. '742,616

1 This invention relates to a toy bank. One of the objects of this invention is to provide a toy bank which illuminates when coins are being 4deposited toprovide a stimulant for children to deposit same in said bank.

Another` object is to provide a toy bank hav. ing self-contained means for illuminating the.

bank when coins are being deposited.

Other objects will become apparent as this de.- scription progresses. i

In thedrawings:

Fig. 1 is a rear view of the bank with the back cover removed. i

Fig. 2 is a view taken on line 2---2` 0i Fig- 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig.,5 is a View o f the mechanism similarto Fig. 1 but showing the coin mechanism .moved with the coin making contact to close the circuit and light the bulb.

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic view of the electrical circuit, and

Fig. l is a front perspective view of the toy bank with the coin mechanism partially pulled out.

The -bank consists of a housing il), having a back plate I2 removably secured to the rear thereof by screws I4. On one side of the housing there is a transverse slot IB for the coin mechanism, generally indicated at I8. The coin mechanism consists oi" a stationary plate 20 and a slidable plate 22. The plate 2! is secured in the housing I and one end of the plate rests in a groove 24 in the inside side wall of the housing. The opposite end of the plate rests on the other side wall as at 26, adjacent the slot i5. A pair of tongues 28 are struck from the plate 2l] and these tongues engage the inside of the side wall and hold the plate 20 securely in position between the walls of the housing. A portion of the plate 20 extends exteriorly of the housing to provide a coin platform 3l), One side of the plate is turned up and bent inwardly to provide a channel 32, The opposite side of the plate is likewise turned up as at 34 and a section of same is bent inwardly as at 35 (Fig. 3). This serves to guide the slidable plate between it and the channel 32, and also acts as a stop to be presently described. The plate 20 has integrally formed therewith a side wall 38 with a front end 40 and rear end 42, bent at right angles to the side and between which the dry comms. (o1. ic-3) cell battery 44 is supported. Struck from the side wall 38 and curved inwardly is abottom tongue 4S and bentand curved as shownare twotop Atongues 4B and 49. The drycell 4.4 is positioned and held securely in place by and between the bottom tongue and two top tongues '48 and 49 `andby andjbetweenthc front and rear walls 40 and 42.` e

The side wall 38 has an extension 50 continuing above the dry cell which is bent at right angles as at 52, and then again bent upright as "at 54. i A threaded lamp or bulb socket 56 is secured to the upright by means of a pin 5B and an,insu1ating washerl. The opposite end of the pin terminates insidev the socket for contact with the light bulb 62 securedin the socket 5B.

` The,` plate is stamped out to provide a `longitudinal cutout 64 which .communicates with a circular cutout ,B6 for the purpose presently to be described.

Slidably supported in the plate 20 is a slidable coin plate generally indicated at 22, which has a pair of upturned sides 68, a front finger engaging end 10 and an upturned rear lug 12. The plate 22 is likewise stamped to provide a longitudinal cutout 14 and a circular cutout 1B of substantially the same size and shape as the cutouts in plate 20. The edges adjacent the circular cutout 1B are turned up slightly as at 18 to serve as a pocket for the coins to be deposited in the bank.

The slidable plate member 22 is slidable in the two directions shown and the movement in its outermost position as shown in Fig. l is limited by the engagement of the lug 12 with the edge of the side 35. lts innermost movement is limited by the finger end 10 engaging the side of the housing.

The electrical connection will now be described. Connected to the pin 58 in the base of the sock-et 56 is a metal strip 8l) which is bent as shown and its end 82 is positioned against the bottom of the dry cell 44. The insulating washer 6U insulates the strip from the plates. An insulating block 84 is positioned between the end ci the strip 88 and the rear end 42. Secured to the irontm end 48 by a pin 86 and insulated from the iront end by insulating washers 88 is another metal strip 9U which is bent at an angle as at 92. This metal strip can be of a spring-like material. A metal washer 93 is secured on the pin rearwardly of the strip and the washer engages one of the terminal points 94 of the dry cell 44. It will be noted that the metal strip 90 is normally positioned at the angle shown in Figs.

To deposit the coins in the bank, the slidable 5 member 22 is pulled to its outermost position shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 and the coin is placed on the coinrplatformll, within thecircular cut-s.. out 1S. .'Ihe sliding member is then pushed to'y said bulb for the period that said coin is in contact with said spring i'lnger.

2. A toy bank comprising a housing for coins, a horizontally positioned slidable coin control member supported in said housing, a dry cell battery and a light bulb in electrical circuit positioned above said slidable member, means includinga spring .finger in thepathcf `saidslidable control rmemberfadapted'fto normally maintain Y circuit isbrokenvv and'hthevstripfsl springs back:

the right, as shownin Fig. 5, with the coin slid- 10 said circuit open, but adapted when engaged by ing on the plate 20. When the coin engages thea-f f apoin to close said circuit and light said bulb metal strip 90 and compresses same to the dotted l for the period that said coin is in Contact with line position of Fig. 5, the circuit will be closedsfv said means, said coin adapted t0 Dass through through the metal plates and the bulb..l2` will L said coin..control member and into said housing be lighted and continue to remain lighted as' long 15 'thereby breaking said circuit. as the coin engages the strip, 'whi'clnwill'beruntil i132,- A toyebanlccomprising a housing, a stationthe slidable member reaches its innermost posi, aryplate member supported in said housing, said tion of movement, at which time the two circular i pla-te having a coin opening into said housing, cutouts 66 and i6 are in alignment and the coin said plate supporting a dry cell battery and a will drop intc-the At that time the 20 bulb in electrical circuit; Springmeansadap'ed tombe engagedlzbya co'n for? closing the circuit, toits position shownin Figs. 1 and. 5. This oper'- a coin control; member .slidable on said stationary` ation continues ndenitelyland the .bulb `vlril11be`l illuminated only at the timel the'coin being des; posited in the-bank;`= v|Ilie-rillurnrianed' light-.Will- 25 be visible outside of thehousing-'andfwill Yprovide a stimulant for children to deposit coinsnl thel adapted when aligned with said rstmentioned bank. Y opening to permit saidiicoinryto pass intozsaid It will beund'erstood Athat various' chang@ and@ 1 housing thereby breaking the circuit: modifications can'` be made-without departingl 30 EARL KAI-IN. from the spirit-and scope ofthe-appe`nded claims;

I claim: REFERENCES CITED 1. A toybankc'omprisingsahousing for coins,A vThe followingreerences are of record in the a horizontally ^positioned"slidab1e -coin" control file of this patent: 'f

UNITED STATES PATENTS means tot close the :circuit and light; salti bulb, said opening infsaid'l slidable coin, control`= member member supported `in said 'housingJ-.a dry cell 35 battery 'and' 'a light bulb in electrical: circuit,

plate and fhavingannopening for receiving alecm,y said coin adapted vwhen rengagingtsaid.; springz means including ajspring finger. the pathnf Number# Name Date said slidable control member adaptedto ncrrr'lally'A 1,300,361 Edlnflfmy L'' Apr. 15, 1919 maintain said circuit open, but adapted whenenz" f 2,315,174 Wallin Mar. 30,` 1943 gaged by a coin to close "said,circuitA andf'llght 40 36417547 *Rdngslet-al;frr r- Deel2, 1944 

